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Mentoring & managing students in the academic library /
The time it takes to train a student in all of the various aspects of technology and customer service must be weighed against the benefits of inspiring and influencing current patrons-- and creating a group of future library supporters and/or employees.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The time it takes to train a student in all of the various aspects of technology and customer service must be weighed against the benefits of inspiring and influencing current patrons-- and creating a group of future library supporters and/or employees. Most academic libraries could not operate without a host of part-time student workers. But employing students is different from filling a professional position with an experienced worker; often their library employment will be their first job experience. Since many student positions make them the public face of the library, effective mentoring of such student employees is vital. In this book Reale explores the challenges and opportunities involved in recruitment. Her guide shows how a library job can be more than just employment, teaching students important responsibilities and life-skills. Covers the entire scope of a student's tenure at an academic library, from bringing new hires on board and training them to disciplining student employees and the unpleasant but sometimes necessary task of firing. Offers mentoring advice for helping students navigate the cultural contrasts, irregular hours, and other day-to-day issues faced by young people away from home for the first time. With Reale's guidance, supervising academic librarians can effectively mentor students while maintaining an enjoyable, productive workplace that functions efficiently in support of the institution. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 106 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780838996201 0838996205 9780838996768 0838996760 |